Hello hello my beautiful people! Its Monday again (at least in my time zone) so update time! So many people have added this story this past week and I'm so honored by it! Thank you so much! Also, I wanna give you a heads up. There will more than likely not be an update next Monday. I'm going away for the weekend and getting ready for that is gonna be my priority. Regular updates will resume the following Monday. I'll make the announcement at the end of the chapter just in case someone missed it. Anyways, enjoy!
I let JJ know about Rossi's invite to his house for dinner. She told me that that's a thing Rossi will do. He'll cook dinner for everyone and they'll have a sort of family dinner. I smiled. That sounded really nice and I was so happy that Rossi included me in this. It truly meant the world to me. I couldn't ask for a better group to be dining with. And of course, I really liked that Spencer was there. I was hoping I'd be able to give him that kiss.
I arrived with JJ. Will decided to stay home with Henry since he had to work long hours the past few days. He missed his son. JJ said I didn't have to dress up any for this dinner, but I wanted to look my best. This would be my last time seeing Spencer for quite a while and I wanted to go out looking hot. If I recalled correctly, he kept making eyes on me when I wore my red dress out drinking. I'm sure he'd be pleased to see me in another dress. This one wasn't as revealing. It had straps and went down to my knees, but it was backless and with a deep V. I also chose a more normal floral pattern instead of the bright red. I also made sure my thong and shoes where in place and not laying around.
We were the last to arrive. Derek and Penelope had just arrived before us and were in the process of hanging up their coats when we walked into the house. "Yay! My love! You made it!" Penelope shoved her coat at Derek so she could rush over and give me a hug. I graciously reciprocated.
"Penny, I told you at the office earlier that I was gonna come. Besides, I wasn't going to leave without saying goodbye to everyone!" I said, laughing a bit as her hug tightened. "I'm just so happy that you all like me so much."
"Of course we like you, Li. No one else has ever managed to make Reid get all flustered like you do. That alone is good enough to make you part of our family." Derek walked over and put his arm around Penelope who had finally let me go from her death grip hug.
"Uh, thanks?" Derek laughed at my unsure response. "Where is everyone else? We saw all the other cars outside."
"They're all in the dinning room. Rossi has drinks in the kitchen. Let's grab some while I inform you, and you," he gave Penelope a squeeze, "about all the things you talked about while totally trashed. I figured telling you at the BAU wouldn't be appropriate, but you definitely need to know.
No one really told me what all had happened towards the end of the night when I went out with everyone. Spencer was very vague about it when he dropped my stuff off. Just the thought of it seemed to make him terribly uncomfortable. I'm not sure if I want to know everything that was said.
Derek talked to me and Penelope as we walked to the kitchen. I was half listening and half being in awe of how big Rossi's house was. He lives in a bonafide mansion! "Then you said you wanted to bite Reid's ass," Derek said as he poured himself a glass of wine. "I thought the kid was gonna have a heart attack."
"Oh my god, I'm so embarrassed." I sank into one of the stools placed around the drinks. "No wonder he was all red in the face when he gave me back my things."
"About that," Derek said, pouring another glass of wine and passing it to JJ, "how the hell did you manage to get a thong off without anyone noticing?"
"Years of practice," I said, still feeling the heat of humiliation coming off of me but I was determined not to let it show too much.
"I bet," Derek said laughing.
Feeling probably just as embarrassed as I felt, Penny grabbed my arm and starting heading to the dinning room to join everyone else. "I don't remember half of what Morgan was talking about," she whispered to me. I laughed my agreement.
"There they are!" Rossi said joviality as we entered the dining room where everyone was. "Welcome! And a special welcome to you, Miss Lila O'Haul. Welcome to my humble home."
"Oh, I'd say it's anything but humble," I said laughing as he kissed me on both cheeks. "You have a very nice house, sir."
He showed me to where the food was as well as where the others were sitting. Spencer, Emily, and Hotch seemed to be engaged in a very deep conversation. I almost felt bad going over and disturbing them. Almost. Penny and I had a plate of food and we made our way over to the table. The three of them looked up and smiled as we approached.
"Hey guys," Emily said smiling. "We were wondering when you would get here. Where's Morgan, JJ, and Will?"
"Will stayed home with Henry. JJ and Morgan are getting drinks," I said sitting down. "Derek was informing us of everything that happened when we went out. After a couple stories Penny and I were ready to duck out but it looks like JJ is enjoying hearing Derek share in our drunken tales."
"Did that much happen after I left?" Emily asked, smiling like she already knew the answer.
"So much," Spencer chipped in, making me blush. I had almost forgotten that he was the one to bring my thong back home to me. I'm such trash.
Emily nearly choked on her drink with laughter at Spencer's deadpan comment. "Really? I'm gonna have to go over and hear what Morgan has to say."
"Or you could not," I said with a roll of my eyes.
"Emily, sweetie, it's just like when we go out. Only this time it was Lila," Penny said. "Usual drunken shenanigans."
"Sounds like it was a fun time out. I guess I missed a lot," Hotch said as he looked between Penny and myself with slight amusement.
Derek and JJ emerged with glasses of wine. Once they had their food and sat down the conversations started to change. JJ talked about how big Henry was getting, Hotch chimed in about Jack. Emily shared some stories about traveling all over the world. Rossi told stories about his first few years as a profiler, all the while Derek and Penelope flirted and Spence prattled off facts and stats. I loved listening to what each and every person had to say. It hurt my heart knowing I would be leaving soon and made me regret not meeting all of them the first time I was out this way. Time and circumstances just kept me away from them.
After dinner, Rossi went and grabbed desserts. He made homemade tiramisu and it was just as good as I expected. If not better. I probably could have eaten the whole patter of it if no one else was around. My sweet tooth knows no bounds. After my second piece I decided that I needed another glass of wine. So I excused myself to go back into the kitchen to get said glass.
Once there, I uncorked the wine and slowly poured some into my glass. "Might want to limit the amount of wine you drink." I looked over and saw Spencer coming towards me. I didn't even realize he left the group to come inside.
"This is only my second glass," I said, taking a sip of my now filled glass. "It takes a lot more than two glasses over the course of dinner to get me drunk. What brings you over here? I didn't even know you left."
"Bathroom," he said, fidgeting with his fingers slightly. "I guess I can be stealthy when I want to be." He smiled.
"I'll say." I grinned. "Listen, Spencer, I'm really sorry about anything I did or said the other night. I never wanted to make your feel uncomfortable. And I'm also sorry about the whole cell phone incident."
"It's alright. Just... not what I was used to." He took a small step towards me and I took that as a good sign. "And that was my fault for going through all of your messages."
"Derek told me how I said I wanted to bite your ass. God, I'm an embarrassment."
His cheeks flushed in the most adorable way. "Definitely did not expect to hear that." He paused for a second, almost unsure if he should continue talking. "Is that... is that something that normally happens?"
I couldn't help but laugh. "Ass biting? I mean if that's what you're into sure. But I'm not about to bend down and bite it. Unless of course you want me to." I gave a wink which I knew would make him blush like mad and I was right. His face turned a shade darker and I could feel the regret coming off of him. "I'm joking, Spencer." I said, walking over and placing my hand on his arm. "I won't do anything to you that you don't like."
"Oh, well, that's good. Thanks." He was relaxing a bit. His face returned to its normal peachy shade.
"Would you like a kiss?" I asked, looking up into his eyes. They grew wide and his face was red once more.
"Uh, yeah." He nodded as he spoke, like he wanted a backup just in case his voice didn't work. I smiled as I moved a bit closer. The hand that was on his arm moved its way up to his face, cupping it gently. While standing on my tip toes, I placed a soft kiss to his lips. He remained frozen for a minute before the tension started to leave his body and he relaxed. I felt him push forward a bit, like he was trying to kiss me back but was struggling a bit. I smiled as I pulled away and looked him in the eyes again. "Uh, another one?" he asked softly and how could I say no to a request like that?
I went back up on my tip toes and kissed him again. This time he wasn't tense at all. It almost felt like he was enjoying it. I could feel him left his arms and hesitate for a moment, like he wasn't sure what to do with them. He settled on placing them on my sides, like he was holding me in place. I inwardly smiled as his lips parted slightly into a more natural kissing state.
I slowly pulled away and smiled up at him. "Did that live up to your expectations?"
"It did," Spencer said, blushing.
"Same," I said, feeling some color enter my cheeks as well. I grabbed my wine glass, still smiling. "Let's go back and join the others." I turned and walked back to the dining room, assuming Spencer was following me. He was.
"Hey, there," Penelope said, grinning like a fool when we entered. "Nice of you two to join us again."
"Were you spying?" I sighed, a bit annoyed. I could tell by the look on her face she definitely was spying on us.
"Not my fault. My lover," she gestured to Morgan, "and myself wanted more wine and the kitchen was occupied."
"That's embarrassing," I said, taking my seat. Spencer took his seat across from my, his face bright red.
Thankfully there wasn't that much teasing. I appreciated that and I know Spence did too. The rest of the evening went pretty well. The conversations were light and fun. My heart was heavy thinking about how this was the last time I would be able to hang with these people. They're so fun. I almost don't want to go home.
It was getting late and we all needed to head out. As a group, we all headed to the entrance way to say our goodbyes. Hotch was the first and gave me a very firm handshake. I wasn't surprised. He doesn't seem like much of a hugger. Rossi gave me a hug and kiss on each cheek, much like he did earlier. "You always have a place here," Rossi said as he let me go making me smile appreciatively.
Emily was next and gave me a big hug. Followed by Morgan. "We'll miss you Little Miss Lila. And remember what I said about your ex. You deserve better. Like Pretty Boy over there." He smiled his cheeky smile which I returned.
"Thanks, Derek. I'll keep that in mind," I said as Penelope practically dived on me.
"I'll miss you, Blondie! Text me all the time! Send pics! I wanna always be up-to-date on your life. You got it?" Penelope's hug squeezed me so tight in the best way possible.
"I will, Penny. I will," I laughed as I returned her enormous hug. "Promise."
"Good," she said, holding me at arm's length. "Now go say goodbye to your man over there."
I rolled my eyes at her and made my way to the only one I hadn't said goodbye to: Spencer Reid. "Hey," I said softly as I stood in front of him. The others were obviously watching but trying (and failing) about being inconspicuous about it. "I'll miss you."
"I'll miss you, too," he said softly, keeping eye contact with me. "You're pretty amazing."
I smiled and laughed softly. "You're pretty amazing yourself, Spence." With ease, I took his hands in mine. "Don't mind touching hands now?"
He smiled. "No, I'm not too worried about getting germs from you."
I took half a step closer to him. He kept his eye contact with me. He was getting a lot better at that. Slowly, I moved my hands from his and to the back of his neck. I noticed him swallow nervously and I tried not to smile. He's so cute.
"Is this okay?" I whispered. He nodded his response. I let my eyes flicker close as I stood up on my tip toes to kiss him again. He didn't hesitate in returning my kiss. His arms moved slowly to the small of my back, holding me in place. I could hear Penelope "Aw" in the background, but I ignored it. All my focus was on Spencer and our moment together.
After a bit, JJ cleared her throat. "We do need to get going. Will's waiting for us."
I pulled away from Spencer slowly, savoring every moment. "Don't be afraid to ask JJ for my number," I said whispered to him. I gave him another quick kiss. "Bye, Spencer."
"Bye, Lila." I glanced back at him as JJ and I headed out the door and to our car. This is definitely a trip I won't soon forget.
Ah! Got some Spencer/Lila action in this chapter! Hope you liked it! As I mentioned in the beginning of the chapter, there will NOT be an update next Monday. I will be away. Updates will resume the following Monday.